A name given with hesitation, I see (4)
I believe the answer is:
eric
'a name' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'with hesitation i see' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'er' put next to 'i' is 'eri'.
'eri'+'c'='ERIC'
'given' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eric that I've seen before include "..... the Red was Norwegian 10th Century exployer" , "-- Idle, comedian" , "--, or Little by Little (Dean Farrar)" , "Cantona or Clapton?" , "-- Idle; -- Morecambe" .)